(My brother Stephan and I. Our grandparents had a large yard where we could play. In the summer we picked strawberries and bathed in a water basin. The cherry tree afforded us the opportunity to
test our climbing abilities.)

(AngelikaHoffmann receivedmany gifts on her first day of school
in 1956in Dresden.There were many relativesandeveryone broughtabag ofsweets. They contained not justcandy, butalsopencils anderasers,ruler andtriangle,paintboxand brushes.It was abeautiful
day.)